Chris Henry funeral arrangements set

Dec. 20, 2009

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The funeral of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry will be held on Tuesday at the Alario Center in Westwego, which is near downtown New Orleans. The Alario Center is the practice facility for the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets.

There will be a two-hour public viewing at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. CST (12-2 p.m. in Cincinnati) with the funeral beginning immediately after. The Bengals will take a chartered flight to New Orleans Tuesday morning and return later that day.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith along with players from other teams are expected to be in attendance. Goodell, Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis and PlayersRep agent Dave Lee, who represented Henry, are among those expected to deliver eulogies.

Besides the NFLPA establishing a memorial fund for Henry, a local trust fund for Henry’s children has been set up at Fifth-Third Bank branches in Dayton, Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky. Checks can be made out to Chris Henry Memorial Fund.